“Star Trek” fans — particularly those who vote Democrat — are beaming over a photo posted Tuesday night by Lt. Uhura herself.
Actress Nichelle Nichols posted a picture of herself in the Oval Office with President Obama, both showing the geeky Vulcan “Live long and prosper” hand gesture.
The culturally historic meeting brings the fan base to a universe where it has never gone before, even for nerdy Trekkies who can recite Shakespearean sonnets in Klingon.
During her run on the original “Star Trek” series, on CBS from 1966 through 1969, Nichols’ Uhuru proved to be a landmark role for African-American performers on television. Uhura and William Shatner‘s Captain Kirk shared the first on-screen interracial kiss in television history.
President Obama, who himself boldly went where no man has gone before as the first African-American elected to the White House, is an admitted comic fan and “Star Trek” geek.
“Months ago, Pres Obama was quoted as saying that he’d had a crush on me when he was younger,” Nichols tweeted at the time of her White House visit in late February. “I asked about that & he proudly confirmed it! … President Obama also confirmed for me that he was definitely a Trekker! How wonderful is that?!”
